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Peanut Brittle

i received free samples from cumberland packing corp., maker of monk fruit in the raw. by posting this recipe i am entering a recipe contest sponsored by cumberland packing corp. and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. i was not compensated for my time.

when i was a kid, every christmas we would head to floresville, texas, to my grandparent’s house.

minnie and grampy lived out in the country. their place was complete with a tractor, go-karts, rope swings, a tree house, a fishing pond, a swimming pond, fire pits, airdales, and two longhorn steer, named harold and jack. a kid’s paradise.

there we would celebrate the season with my mom’s side of the family. a big family. loads of aunts and uncles and cousins. sometimes this was the only time in the year we would get together, so i always looked forward to it.

gramps was a tall, dark and handsome good ol’ boy, johnny cash-type with a booming voice, a love of trucker caps, a brilliantly sharp mind, and a PDR and a dictionary always next to his chair. he ways always quick to crack a joke, to share a valuable history lesson, and had the loudest, most distinct sneezes i’ve heard in all my life.

i think all us grand kids would agree… he was equally endearing and terrifying.

grampy passed away just a few weeks before my sweet girl was born. i miss him. especially this time of year. so this brittle is for you, gramps.

recipe redux challenged us to include monk fruit in the raw in a holiday recipe to lower the sugar and calorie content (check out this beauty too). i’ve included it seamlessly into this brittle. it is fantastic.

and… i’ve included two recipes.

the first is crunchy and the brittle is clear. i think it is lovely. the second is lighter and crispier with the addition of baking soda. it is cloudier-looking but a little easier on the teeth. it was a toss-up in my house as to which was better. both batches were honestly consumed in a matter of hours.

Ingredients

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; spray with cooking spray.

Combine butter and baking soda in a small bowl; set aside.

Combine peanuts, vanilla, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside.

Combine sugar, Monk Fruit In The Raw, and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until mixture begins to turn a light amber. Stir peanut mixture into very hot sugar mixture. Stir baking soda mixture into mixture. (mixture will bubble rapidly... use care.)

Pour hot mixture onto parchment paper and spread with a spatula sprayed with cooking spray until peanuts are in a single layer.